The Lowest GPA Someone Got Into Harvard With

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[@hydroaegis6658]

2.9 GPA kid on his essay: My dad's the chairman, my mom is on the board, my ancestors founded the school.

[@nadereed3786]

And My name is Harvard

[@GhoullKageTexts]

He probably got a sports scholarship or/and his parents also must've paid a good amount of money to buy their way

[@ballsdeep9400]

@@GhoullKageTexts You have to meet the academic needs every semester to get and keep a scholarship, a 2.9 GPA Isn’t anywhere near meeting it at any university I’ve heard of, his daddy just cut a check call it what it is…

[@sathariel3231]

dont forget im not asian

[@annissa9212]

@@345funnyboy 😐

[@alksi1]

With 2.9 you probably have to donate new stadium to the school plus all the sports equipment for a good measure.

[@Movement_44]

Or they were a minority… the amount of scholarships minorities get is crazy

[@bk-ow6yv]

@@Movement_44 scholarship is nothing if you don’t get in lol

[@NaudVanDalen]

@@Movement_44 Specifically if you're black because they give you bonus points. If you're Asian, you have to get extra points to be accepted. Asians sued Harvard because of that but sadly lost. Everyone should get treated the same.

[@ace_nano]

2.9 gpa moment

[@galactuscodm4559]

@@NaudVanDalen So as Indian it's hard to get into Harvard Right?

[@beast6029]

“Daddy, I WANT TO GO TO HARVARD!!!” “Anything for u dear.”

[@Cheesecakefactory2007]

Legally Blonde except the dad was unsupportive

[@Davian2073]

**Proceeds to pay BAZILLIONS of dollars**

[@unnamedscribble-auttp]

that one kid from charlie and the chocolate factory 9 years after they went to the factory:

[@Robin_hood.100]

Hey, they could have done really good in the SAT/ACT. Don’t judge a person before you know the whole story

[@VLUTN-bb1qu]

@@Robin_hood.100it’s Harvard everybody does good on the SAT/ACT it still wouldn’t be enough probably athletes

[@itsDhiran]

2.9 GPA kid in his essay : My name is John Harvard....😂😂

[@dianeyoung8130]

that's pretty much how it's been for the children of presidents forever. Look up JFK's essay. Then if you want to laugh, even more, look up Bush jr's and then look up his grades. The man bragged about being a C student.

[@MisterSandmanB]

@@dianeyoung8130 JFK wasn't a dummy though, he did make the dean's list at Harvard.

[@shawnmondol5456]

@@MisterSandmanB The deans list is only a 3.5 gpa for a year

[@pineapple7024]

@@shawnmondol5456 Yeah, a gpa of 3.5/4.0 is good at any accredited school, and I imagine Harvard classes are at least a little more rigorous

[@wipraddaosaengsawang3361]

Mewing😊

[@SuperBizalz]

Reality: GPA and test scores don’t mean 💩, if daddy’s bank account makes an appearance on campus.

[@raghuvansh3587]

Thats a universal fact so tell me something I don't know

[@dominickjustave3558]

Wrong

[@gavcom4060]

exactly. there’s even a documentary that covers this shady crap

[@LegoMan92]

Or your black

[@storming.]

@@dominickjustave3558 found the Harvard student

[@johnsimon8457]

“Yale could use an international airport.”

[@Abdullah.996]

I'm not made of airports

[@NoobGamer-1233]

Why

[@linuxtuxvolds5917]

TikTok?

[@ryanc9287]

_ehhhxcellent_

[@hermanpesina6328]

At that point, he told me to "relax"

[@hydra5758]

Either: 1. It's one of those gifted kids who really sucked at school because they couldn't be bothered. 2. It's someone with parents who bought them their way in. 3. It's someone who was predominantly focused with other spheres of their life (Sports, Handling Poverty, Business, Charity Work) and got recognized for it. 4. It's a combination of one of the above to varying lesser degrees.

[@samwhither9457]

Funny how u forgot affirmative action. Oh well...

[@hydra5758]

@@samwhither9457 That actually fits into category #3, at least from the perspective of whoever wrote that Harvard policy.

[@ZetaMotions]

ik a kid who got into a decent school with a 2.5 gpa, im pretty sure it cause he started his own business, and sold stuff to Ryan Reynolds

[@sodapopy]

mate why would a rich person let's say a very dumb rich person wanna go to an ivy. Their dad has pretty much everything but that person wouldn't really be wanting to compete with the actually smart people. If they do have gotten in havard with money as you say they might stand somewhere in academics and not just average

[@ZetaMotions]

@@sodapopy turns out a lot of rich people bribe their way into ivy. i think it was 2019 when 50 rich people were caught including Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. I remember this was a pretty big thing back then

[@freebooterluckless]

2.9 could have been someone who sucked at English, Environmental Science, Physical Education, and Foreign Language but was a GOD in math and took 2 AP math courses

[@swiftlefttoe2046]

@Jump Jack how is calculus so easy

[@takuyamatsuda7214]

@@swiftlefttoe2046 calc AB isn’t that hard. Tbh pre calc is a lot harder imo

[@swiftlefttoe2046]

@Jump Jack oh because i’m taking ab calc next year as a sophmore

[@johnschwalb]

Ap classes are bullshit. Had a classes tought by the teachers who tought ap classes, we had the same homework and test every night I just didn't get the free GPA boost like they did.

[@kehana2908]

@@johnschwalb fr tho ap calc is like on a sale of 1-10 like a 3-4 in difficulty. calc is fun, though.

[@scum0320]

Bro I graduated with a 3.2, I wouldn’t wanna go to Harvard but still. Their SAT scores must have been PERFECT. Or daddy must’ve donated a stadium

[@youngboyxaj6692]

Or sports scholarship or some other extracurricular accomplishment

[@Ryan-jn6wo]

where did you end up going?

[@BoujeeBlackBabe]

It’s the essay TRUST. Ivys do not care about academics as much as people believe.

[@yakshishah7073]

@@BoujeeBlackBabe hey, are you sure?

[@Hypoly]

@@yakshishah7073 It’s more what you do, one person who went to my highschool got into Harvard with a 3.7 GPA, but also went on Sharktank.

[@gavriellarutigliano2356]

everyone's talking about money but y'all forgetting that athletes can get in no matter how much worse their gpa is than the rest of the students lmao

[@zomb7138]

Not necessarily. Athletes still have to show some level of academic competency. That usually means above 3 gpa

[@rapsheets4993]

Not at Harvard

[@Jacob-sb3su]

Thats straight up just not true. You obviously never played at a high level in highschool

[@pooperstalker2818]

@@Jacob-sb3su teachers would just give the kids C’s so they could play. Then the dumb meatheads do the same thing in college

[@gavriellarutigliano2356]

@@Jacob-sb3su im a division 2 athlete and was literally told by my travel coach that i could get into schools as an below average student if the coaches wanted me and he's had it happen to his past players but i mean go off i guess

[@shreksimp7018]

I like how no one is mentioning that he could of lied for shts and giggles

[@lorcha1237]

He cited his sources

[@marco3391]

@@lorcha1237 he said it’s self reported. How is no one realising people can just lie

[@theaviationbee]

"I got a perfect 4.0 but let's do a funny and let's see how low they're gonna let me report"

[@spoon3141]

​@@theaviationbeeif I had a 4.0 I would do that too

[@Victor-tl4dk]

Key word "self-reported." While it is likely that there is an outlier with a 2.9 GPA this cannot be known for certain.

[@20the20]

yeah, in reality it was probably some kid who got in with a 3.9 who mistyped.

[@thefriendlydeadguy154]

it would be lower. check out the survery from 97' someone there said they have a 1.8 GPA (its hard to find but someone took a picture of the survey, and its verified and everything.)

[@tarun_sanu]

Someone prob trolled

[@Wildcat12]

@@thefriendlydeadguy154 No, what they mean is there’s 0 way of telling if the information is true. Surveys are the single most unreliable form of data collection because people lie, make mistakes, change their answers based on perception of the form, and good old malicious compliance (aka trolling the shit out of the surveyors). The 1.9 you’re referring to was definitely just trolling.

[@TheClickbaiterA]

If I went to Harvard, I'll have the lowest GPA in the history of Harvard

[@benk4513]

You will write your name in history, your name will be legendary lol 😆. Same here, We’ll compete for it, 🤣

[@aamateur-artist]

Thats not something to be proud of 💀

[@chumbo8032]

@@aamateur-artist yes it is

[@vuedanto8576]

Only IF you get into harvard. 😂😂🤣🤣

[@s1mpiyz25]

No, *I'LL* have the lowest GPA in the history of Harvard. 😒

[@alejandroperez6032]

Two ways to get into any prestigious school: Your a genius or super rich.

[@ArtwithariThechannelofart]

Or you play sports

[@zzzzzzzjsjyue2175]

@@ArtwithariThechannelofart youre not getting into a top school just off sports unless you're number one in the nation

[@Aaron-fe2ih]

@@zzzzzzzjsjyue2175 yep.

[@jellymatsuryuka6853]

@@zzzzzzzjsjyue2175 Yeah but that still gives you a good boost if you're very good at it

[@malinisinha5197]

I think the super rich thing is wrong . If you are an intelligent person actually seeking knowledge, then you are worthy .

[@kyoviv3364]

Me with 4.7 GPA not being able to go to Harvard: 🙂

[@chaseatlanticfan6553]

my gpa was actually so low compared to that and I just manifsetted it lmao

[@Dashie-]

Don't GPAs only go up to 4.0?

[@awesomestgamer4075]

@@Dashie- If you do well in some higher level classes, you can theoretically get all the way up to five.

[@PinkLemonadeRat]

As someone who also has a 4.7 GPA, this hit me like a truck 💀

[@chim8938]

@@Dashie-5.0 scale

[@wlockuz4467]

"Education is a human right" "Education is the most gatekeeped resource"

[@toastycarp]

I understand that there have been scandals where people were buying themselves into prestigious colleges, but in nearly all those cases the students weren’t academically poor just average. What’s interesting about this is that for whatever reason they were admitted, it wasn’t because of money. While very rare it’s not unorthodox to see a few outliers with bad GPAs get into Ivy Leagues. This is because the student most likely showed tremendous accomplishments outside of class (ex: sports, entrepreneurship, leadership, etc.)

[@AmandaDixson]

It could be because of a specific state test score. I specifically have a very high score for a particular test, and had earned my Master's of Science my sophomore year in high school.

[@85irie]

Even the rich kids with high accolades in sports and academics cheated. One of those dads that bought his kid into Princeton made him look like some tennis all star. Kid had never played tennis in his life but got a full ride tennis scholarship because his dad and a few other people paid to forge his accolades. Also one of those kids went to Georgetown and didn't even want to go. She had decent grades but her celebrity parents bought her way in but she wanted to do Tik Tok videos instead. It's outrageous. I don't even encourage college for my kids anymore. I tell them to look into trade schools instead. Cheaper and you can land a perfectly good career that way.

[@herrforehead3745]

@@85irie yeah I can see why since college is expensive in some countries, in where i live, uni is a lot cheaper (1.50$ / 200 dzd) so i dont really have to worry but yeah if uni might put you in endless debt i can see how you risky it could be. Either way i wish your kids good luck in life no matter what they chose.

[@85irie]

@@herrforehead3745 in the US college can and will put you in debt. Sometimes it can be worth it but more so as time goes by it seems less appealing to most people. Also thank you for your kind words. I too wish you the best!

[@cartoonhanks1708]

@@AmandaDixson it is literally impossible to earn your masters while in highschool. Thats not how it works. Even the smartest people in the world haven't done this.

[@marurinaf.6119]

Y’all forget people who work also go to Harvard. They might not achieved much in their old schools, but they might’ve made significant impacts in their line of work.

[@EyeMaMoeRahn]

That was hard to read

[@marurinaf.6119]

@@EyeMaMoeRahn Good to know, Jared.

[@victory7302]

@@deenanthekemoni5567 it’s good you know that’s not how they work because literally no one said that was how they work

[@jishanahmed1481]

@@deenanthekemoni5567 who said anything about free? I think they meant after people already start working and accomplish stuff there, they can go back to school and gpa isn’t as important.

[@kestonsmith1354]

You are right

[@iam_destroyer]

Parents of the kid with a 2.9 GPA: “remember that time we donated 1 million dollars?”

[@patthonsirilim5739]

1 million ain't cutting it you gotta be super generous like build them a new wing or stadium type of generous min 15-20mil thats what the rich kids are giving.

[@rumanfurqan1097]

I don't think you need father's money to get into Harvard..

[@melonwho8141]

​@@rumanfurqan1097welcome to the world where things occur beyond your expectations 🙏

[@rumanfurqan1097]

@@melonwho8141 I think talent matters the most,there are so many rich people out there why all of them aren't in Harvard,you need to be smart to be there which I am not.my gk sucks

[@melonwho8141]

@@rumanfurqan1097 because not all rich people want to be associated with Harvard simply. Only a few want to be, either people who themselves went there at some life point their life or wanted to go or know the benefits of network. It's the same as why don't all rich people drive Lamborghinis, because some people don't like it, can they not afford it? Absolutely they can but chose to differ.

[@codingvio7383]

The lower the GPA, the more the parents bribed the admission office.

[@patricksteinbeck5234]

2.9 probably an athlete. Athletes can always get by academic requirements.

[@88prkr]

not at harvard

[@echoptic775]

@@88prkr oh sorry ur a special boy going to special school

[@talentlesscommenter1329]

Interestingly, looking at the chart you can see that they got 2300 on the SAT which is in the 99th percentile. There is a chance that they were smart, but just had shitty grades for some reason.

[@plugshirt1762]

@@echoptic775 bruh no lo quit being dense you're not getting into Harvard off sports alone. You need to be rich on top of that to stand chance

[@MrDodger3222]

​@@88prkrThat is correct. I'm sure Duke will recruit men's basketball players with that GPA but not Stanford and Harvard.

[@tortellinifettuccine]

What a lot of people don't get is colleges also care about what high-school you went to. I had a 2.5 GPA, was not in any clubs or sports, and was not top anything, yet I was accepted at a 3.5 minimum GPA school and I had a 920 on my sat and I didn't didn't show them my sat. Covid helped considering it made many colleges no longer ask for an sat but yeah, I learned that apparently my high-school was really rich and had a lot of renown so I was accepted over 1000 4.0 and above GPA kids. It's stupid and I don't deserve it honestly

[@mihailwarsavski8849]

LMFAO that’s fuc shit

[@mihailwarsavski8849]

‘’4.0and above’’

[@rarelycold6618]

Affirmative Action?

[@lefu7812]

920 out of 1600?

[@noobnub7305]

hahahaha that's funny

[@KingArthurWs]

Lowest SELF REPORTED gpa lmao

[@realmhoatz]

Could also be athletes instead of rich parents

[@clytnn]

i wonder how much of a generous donation their parents made

[@Wisegirl6521]

If there is a new library or computer lab named after someone then it probably that’s kid parent

[@crossinu3342]

I wonder what underrepresented minority they were

[@Sussy-Walter]

They could be athletes, artists, musicians, adults who have been working, or showed exceptional leadership skills etc. Its not just about grade you nerds.

[@jamesobrien1729]

Bro, do you want to do a bible study ,?

[@bunnywavyxx9524]

@@crossinu3342 why? over 90% of Harvard students live in households of incomes 100k or more. While Harvard (for that un represented minority part) is 8% black and 9% Latino.

[@SalvadorSTMZ]

I applied in 2017 with a 4.1/4.0 and they rejected me but accepted the valedictorian from my school. They had a 4.2

[@jotarokujo1317]

Valedictorian at my school had a 4.9, I was on the lower spectrum with a 4.0

[@rogueeskimo8253]

Sadge

[@joesus3529]

The max is 4.0 why u lyin

[@aalphawolf1097]

@@joesus3529 If you take advanced or AP classes.. it can actually boost your GPA above regular 4.0

[@amin123re]

@@kaiupnxt says the one who probably isnt even in Middle school get a life kid

[@baranjan6969]

He either has rich parents or he lied to troll with statistics lmao

[@Aloevera011]

The 2.9 kid just owns the school that’s all

[@miaallen6161]

Harvard: why would we put a student on blast like that? Harvard in reality: why would we unwittingly admit that money can get you into this school?

[@NazriB]

Lies again? KP TH

[@SalamanderMagic]

My first thought was “they’re probably a music/art prodigy or got in the news for starting a charity organization or something” meanwhile everyone else in the comments decided on nepotism 😅

[@BastiatC]

It's well known that the bulk of slots go to applicants based on them having alumni in the family that contribute to the endowment.

[@YuYuYuna_]

It's because they lack the ability to look at f'ing graphs clearly shown to them in a video apparently. The 2.9 GPA student scored a 2290 SAT which when you look at the 3.5-4.0 students' scores it is better than half of them. Pretty sure that alone would be impressive enough to accept them.

[@xXJ4FARGAMERXx]

@@YuYuYuna_ if the S.A.T score got him in why even bother with the GPA?

[@ambiguousduck2333]

@@xXJ4FARGAMERXx incase you dont have the sat score?

[@NAME-yg8sl]

@@YuYuYuna_ thats probably the reason, ig the dude broke his neck studying for the SATs

[@roxiethecockapoo1138]

My teacher told us about one student who was supposedly a genius and didn't care for high school. So he systematically attempted to get straight D's all year. He succeeded for the most part, until one teacher found out and refused to give him a D, so he had a C. He ended up going to Harvard.

[@Yourdadleftforthemilk101]

“Why would we put a student on blast like that?” Protect the person who programmed that website at all costs 😭✨

[@joec6108]

Colleges are businesses, they don’t care about your grade, they want your money.

[@uzoamakaebin259]

Well said

[@jamieboer3466]

That's somewhat wrong if they let in bad students it lowers the rate at which people get hired and avg pay of graduates reducing the number that will apply.

[@bananabanana399]

@Jake Smith because they still need to have a imagine to show to people. It's better for them to have people who pay them riches and have a name than a mast of people who can pay the same amount together but are nobodies...

[@elinfelicia382]

Can we just talk about how literally the 2 lowest scores isn’t even in the average spectrum and are literally just 2 strayed dots on the graph?? That means everyone except for those 2 has at least a 3.4 GPA (although this is prbly not the real number since not all students took the survey but still super impressive).

[@charlespentz3690]

It's self reported. Most people lie.

[@ethanwilliamson782]

@@charlespentz3690 no lol, most had more than 3.4. You’re not getting into an Ivy with less than that unless you’re a phenom or cure cancer

[@Swagner]

could be that ppl who had the lowest gpas did not want to do the survey because of embarrassment, even if its anonymous

[@scarce3336]

3.4 is kinda bad tho, that's like a little above average which u should be the best in your grade if u get inyo Harvard.

[@demebox3607]

@@scarce3336 3.4 is mostly for underrepresented minorities, if your not it’s near perfect gpa and sat or out.

[@mokshimgupta7927]

probably DONATED another university to them

[@dancebrysondance]

so you're telling me theres a chance

[@vladpopa6624]

Well yes, but Daddy has to donate a building

[@fennelmaloney487]

I’d like to remind everyone that while being rich is a possibility of how they got in, there may have also been extenuating circumstances for the student such as a death in the family, illness or disability, a rough home life, homelessness, or immigrating from a country where they were really struggling. While I’m not trying to say Harvard is a morally good institution by any means, they do prioritize getting to know students who had extenuating circumstances outside of their GPA. So if a student’s GPA was unfair based on their circumstances, they’ll look more at SATs, extra curriculars, not count a year or two toward their GPA for admissions, or get to know the student outside those numbers. Another thing that can help people get admitted is if they invent something, are an outstanding activist, or have some kind of public notoriety. Take Greta Thunberg, she could be an F student and institutions would be fighting to get her in. In fact she has been on many school strikes so that may well happen when or if she chooses to go to a university. While being rich gives anyone an advantage, more and more colleges are prioritizing diversity both in terms of identities and in terms of backgrounds. It looks better if colleges are admitting more students who have experienced homelessness, etc., in fact a friend of mine got a really great deal for college because of this.

[@relic4948]

Very insightful!

[@khakipeach2128]

nice, an informed comment

[@jitsusingh1601]

What’s her problem? o _ o

[@oioioioioi994]

@@jitsusingh1601 Who?

[@adityajambhale1212]

Maybe because I’m still a little bitter about college admissions myself currently, but I really doubt any Ivy League puts as much effort as you’re supposing they do. They get so many applications every year I barely got even an interview from almost any place despite having (In my opinion) a pretty solid set of extracurriculars and academic scores. If they don’t spend time on people like that, why would they spend even more extra effort on anyone else? They just have so many people apply I’m not sure they could even give this consideration if they wanted to.

[@moko119]

Money or grades, the more of one you have, the less you need the other

[@randomelephant4476]

Skin color maters in admissions too.

[@Wisegirl6521]

@@randomelephant4476 not really because of you would still need one of the two to get in or just be good at a sport

[@Wisegirl6521]

@@porcupineparty7056 scholarship pays for you to go not let you in, you would still need to be exceptional in some category beside your race/gender to enter because their are tons of people who have the same race and gender

[@stormninjabros025]

"Daddy bought the Eiffel Tower for Harvard"

[@Noobixm]

2.9 GPA kid probably accounted for 78% of Harvard’s revenue that year.💀

[@synderlix7121]

Wouldn’t it also depend on which major you’re going into too? I think having a high gpa would be beneficial for more competitive majors, unlikes the less popular ones? Idk

[@peachesbunny]

Definitely. The more competitive a major is, it's most likely you'll have to work even harder cause they'll probably pick the best of the best candidates. Especially for courses like Medicine, Dentistry and health related courses

[@ALDCBoulevard]

Depends on the school too, at the college I’m at you don’t declare a major of any kind when you apply. You can put a projected major, but they won’t take it into consideration, as we can take classes in any school (school meaning school of business, school of communications, college of arts and sciences, etc, all built into my university) and double major/minor in any too. Harvard, yeah that may be important, schools like mine, not so much

[@davidkhalaf1]

Their parents have deep pockets and connections.

[@justade7937]

That's literally an outlier Your chances of getting in with that is extremely close to 0

[@hungryforscience4433]

*Me getting a 1e308 GPA score "Wow, you must be a god"

[@nikolnolastname4473]

Think all colleges should take outliers as an experiment. I knew a few people in high school that were not the brightest but somehow became A students in college. I recently saw one of them and he is an associate at a law firm and co-founder of a charity.

[@mhchx3]

Bullshiters always go very far in life.

[@rollywkeys]

They were PROLLY slept with the dean

[@Demolishorx]

I would too to get into Harvard. No limits 😳

[@PlayWaves1]

If you're black 2.9. Asian 4.0

[@cpK054L]

2.9 kid was a black student with both his parents paying the board with their lotto winnings.

[@Rockinxsteve]

No one: Admission Committee: “Good stuff homie”

[@jamalsowell3650]

Connections. It's called connections.

[@tobuscusfoop]

Or affirmative action

[@chinmayveer8306]

Really? I thought that happens only in India 😅

[@CousinBowling]

@Been Man but especially affirmative action and holding back white and Asian students.

[@gamingzeraora443]

And turns out they were on the Olympiad team 😂

[@jackcloud8547]

That's not as low as I thought it would be. I don't think those rich kids will even get that high.

[@nikki1400]

"Gotten into Harvard with" and "current self reported gpa" are two very different things.

[@djsaidez271]

truueeee

[@AaronTsuii]

I also got in with a 3.3 GPA. I had to deal with abusive Asian parents and sexist teachers in high school, on top of depression and multiple suicide attempts. High school wasn’t a great time for me. My parents are not rich, I came from a normal middle class family that lives in a single story 2 bed 1 bath home in the suburbs. I had to get scholarships to attend college. My SAT score was 1320/1600 iirc. I wasn’t an athlete when I entered college.

[@13-bisphosphonatesrapoport41]

I had a bit similar experience as you expect the got in part, glad you got in.

[@browhat9349]

Damn your

[@13-bisphosphonatesrapoport41]

@@suhailmawari9506 bless you

[@egebuyruk8216]

man you definetely motivated me! btw, congrats for your harvard acceptance

[@eligoldstein1324]

Just curious, what in your application do you think got you into Harvard? Did you invent something or like start a business??

[@BlossomBonbonnie]

Me and my 2.5 can just start dreaming lol

[@brucemillercanada]

" Me dady has money, please let me in"

[@reversicle212]

Easy way to get in Harvard : have daddy donate a building

[@richardparham235]

What y’all are not noticing is their SAT score was phenomenal..

[@viktorepifanov7138]

SAT alone doesn't mean shit lol. These people either had connections or were athletes.

[@Irisicaaa]

@@viktorepifanov7138 Or... They faced extraordinary adversity. Stop being salty.

[@viktorepifanov7138]

@@Irisicaaa Or they were a minority athlete and got a free ride lol

[@Irisicaaa]

@Rav Reality is the fact that Ivy league schools take URM students with lower stats that have faced tremendous adversity. That's their diversity initiative. You're living in a fairy tale.

[@jerrysandusky6441]

@@viktorepifanov7138 you clearly know nothing about college.

[@onlywiigame.]

I forgot Harvard let’s alumni’s kids go there too

[@momouwu1937]

The 2.9 kid has a rich daddy and a celebrity mom whom has all attended the institution. The 3.3 kid is the next Usain Bolt of the world.

[@lindseys9936]

2.9 was a track athlete just not quite Usain Bolt…..brilliant at math and science but dyslexic so grades looked like a mix of As and C- in anything not math, science or sports…. If your GPA sucks you must have ”something else” and this track athlete was one the the top in the country and was very good at certain academic subjects and unfortunately just weak on the language arts sides of school work.

[@rainzer0]

Someone from my high school got in to Stanford with a 0.2 GPA. Football or basketball Scholarship forgot which one.

[@linearmemories]

Cap bro

[@luckylarrysinsurancepolicy3310]

Stop lying for internet clout

[@BaoNguyen-tw4kj]

0.2- is that possible?

[@rainzer0]

@@BaoNguyen-tw4kj it wasn't cumulative. senior year he was already 18 and was doing training camp. U get 0 if u don't show up. He got .2 from showing up during days he was off camp.

[@BaoNguyen-tw4kj]

@@rainzer0 Oh okay. Thanks.

[@andypersaud5710]

i hear the essays are what really matter but idk might be a hoax

[@bobaGogo]

They do, but if ur gpa and/or sat score is too low they won't even read it. Still, don't get discouraged on applying. You might get in with a good score instead of an amazing Score as long as you have some other good qualities.

[@teaser6089]

As someone who doesn't have a GPA cause he is from Europe I see this as an absolute win

[@elijahe.607]

Its called having money

[@adventurouspeach]

I go to Cambridge uni and there are also some outliers here but often it’s not “daddy’s money” in these extreme cases (although it happens sometimes with more middling grades) but rather they excel very strongly (I mean VERY strong) in their given major while not doing so well in other subjects reducing their average score or there are circumstances which mean they have struggled with normal education (eg very autistic have a SPLD or struggled with health/poverty/other difficult situation ) but are very very bright

[@antguy9011]

Nagito going to hopes peak be like

[@ichangedmynamenow3478]

Stop it, don't give me hope

[@quentin6669]

I wonder how someone could get into such a prestigious school with such a bad gpa

[@linearmemories]

I graduated from Harvard and most of my colleagues were very unique individuals with very specific and concentrated skill sets. Legacy is literally on the application, so yes, that is taken into account, however it should be noted that being an interesting person is almost required for admission.

[@Justhatguyfrfr]

Great job

[@Justhatguyfrfr]

My teachers don’t bother to change my grades so I’ll never get in

[@Alex07985]

Dont you need to do something about that

[@ethanjones2008]

Why you calling them “colleagues”… you not have any friends 😂

[@linearmemories]

@@ethanjones2008 “…you not have any friends.”

[@jacobg8640]

I can't imagine wanting to go to Harvard or any Ivy League school. Being a big fish in a small pond was way less stressful for me and my level of ambition. Not like you can't be a doctor or lawyer by going to a different school.

[@Mrs.Keisha1]

Exactly

[@donotperceiveme]

Doctor yeah you could become that anywhere and don’t need to go to an ivy but I feel like it’s more important for lawyers to go to a top university because of connections and stuff

[@sadsader100yearsago9]

Just cause you can’t imagine it doesn’t mean it’s not worth it

[@jacobg8640]

@@sadsader100yearsago9 Perhaps, but it really depends on what your goals are and how an ivy league will fit into that plan. Don't just go because you think it might help. The only Harvard grads we hear about are the ones who did things afterwards.

[@sadsader100yearsago9]

@@jacobg8640 or, you could just look up statistics to see that a Ivy grade does better than others on average.

[@SirBoonkAlot]

2.9 gpa: my dad is black

[@levelupgoddess9289]

Yet black ppl weren’t apart of the college admission scandal. They were ALL white. If there were white why did they have to pay to get in. Ur just a racist. Seek therapy.

[@bobafrap3253]

pov: daddy donated a building

[@Luka-cc7ff]

Its like more impressing going to Harvard with such grades than actually beeing pretty good at school

[@Mariiiam]

GREAT to know that my gpa is someone’s lowest in Harvard 🤯😂

[@fogk7613]

Must've been some very wise and creative students. I want to be one of those outliers

[@heavencielo6999]

3.3 isnt even bad when you think about it.

[@shazaidi]

I would imagine someone with such a low GPA would have some other extraordinary skills besides GPA and or extenuating circumstances that they can demonstrate to an admissions board. Harvard is obviously very selective and they're going to pick and choose who they want

[@khoiduongminh5111]

extenuating circumstances: several million US$

[@_kiyazz]

Probably a star athlete. That can get a person into pretty much any college they want

[@SHAMOYA]

That’s because GPA don’t actually Measure intelligence, it measures your ability to relate in the culture

[@dreamwork69]

2.9 kid is a true genius cause he skip school and only focus on 1 thing he good at 😂

[@zeroday7878]

crazy sports head lmaooo

[@austinthompson5648]

I heard from a guy who was 63 years old who said he got in to Harvard with a 2.3 GPA who would have known🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂

[@MikaelNevear]

I'd rather have someone with a 2.9 GPA and a rich dad at my uni than having to pay 5k extra tuition

[@ryangray600]

The 2.9 had a high ass sat score lol probably something was going on during school that caused the bad grades

[@Silly825]

They were def a test subject

[@humptydumpty3345]

I have a 3.5 in high school right now and that’s considered very good for my school

[@guiguinofake4626]

"And that,Jimmy, is why money is more important than skill"

[@imdva]

or 2.9 could’ve been just an extremely lucky random person

[@briantbmoth6472]

GPAs of 2.9 and 3.3 are definitely legacies from a family of donors.

[@SaintSC05]

Harvard is known for accepting less than stellar students depending on their race as well.

[@SaintSC05]

@Noone Cares Thankfully with Harvard's lowering standards, you have a chance on getting in.

[@SaintSC05]

@Noone Cares First with the "duh" followed by the "no u." You are a master class insult comic.

[@SaintSC05]

@Noone Cares Usually when people capitalize and lower case every other letter, it is in mockery and I took it as such. I apologize for any misunderstanding. I mean, I'm kinda smart I guess. Nothing special. Thank you for thinking my diction comes off as intellectual. It's not intentional.

[@mightron]

@@SaintSC05 r/iamverysmart

[@SaintSC05]

@@mightron r/improudofmyignorance

[@anonymousvideos8176]

Those students could of done something amazing that is what some students have done and they get in no matter what their GPA is. Like one guy build a supersonic rc plane and got a full scholarship into standford. Stanford even contacted them

[@aihua5206]

Is there a sitford too?

[@tibetatakan]

Standford

[@DrKeter_]

His xp multiplier must be crazy high

[@amyx231]

Well, daddy is the chairman. Mommy’s sleeping with the Director of Admissions. And big brother is a rich CEO, as was grandpa.

[@BobbleCube]

Me with a 3.2 reading the comments. “Guess I’ll die.”

[@aeclipsae]

*Summary: Daddy's money*

[@boxofcereal]

“I got a 2.9, btw my great great grandfather was John Harvard”

[@mostsharksdontattendchurch3790]

2.9 gpa kid: Black native american trans gay immigrant

[@bing4580]

pretty much, but the asian student with a perfect sat score and gpa gets rejected

[@valeriebowie6481]

Or just a rich white boy/legacy

[@co.1157]

Reasons a low GPA student would get in, based on the comment section's ideas: •Family already went there(alumni) •Large donations to the school •Great athlete •Being rich •Affirmative action •Some scholarship award(Did a good deed)

[@Matthew_Swinehart]

I’d like to see if they’re still in the school or not.

[@TheShattan]

Dont forget that throwing ball really far is better than having gpa

[@VallBal.]

i’m not cooked yet guys

[@Ziru0Gaming]

Those dudes are probably prodigies keeping on the low, its like the guys who makes all their test scores 27% on purpose.